No visa needed

Do citizens of Italy need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Italy don’t need a visa for Kiribati and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Italy: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Rome — South Tarawa: ≈ 14,820 km, about 19 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Kiribati without a visa on a Italy passport?

Yes, citizens of Italy don’t need a visa for Kiribati for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kiribati visa rules at a glance

With a Italy passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Italy passport ranks 6th of 199.
Italy passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Italy and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 74 countries, for example: Vatican City, San Marino, Monaco, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Tunisia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Switzerland, Kosovo, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, don’t need a visa for Italy. Italy visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Rome — South Tarawa: about 14,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Rome 12:00 — South Tarawa 23:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 189th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Italy.